Pink carpet of beautiful flower Shiba zakura

Pink carpet of beautiful flower Shiba zakura covers the nearby foothills of the famous Mount Fuji

Pink carpet of beautiful flower Shiba zakura

Incredibly beautiful flower Shiba – zakura, or simply herbal cherry, blooms in Japan in spring. The natural carpet of pink, white, reddish colors attract many local and foreign visitors to the the foot of mountain Fuji, where some Shiba resorts are located. The total area of colorful fields is about 16,500 square meters.

Pink carpet of beautiful flower Shiba zakura on the misty background of Mount Fuji

Phlox subulata, or Moss Phlox, Moss Pink, Mountain Phlox is an evergreen perennial creeper growing to a height of 6 inches and covering a 20-inch-wide (510 mm) area. The small, five-petaled flowers bloom in rose, mauve, blue, white, or pink in late spring to early summer. It is native to North America, and now also popularly cultivated in Japan.

Pink carpet of beautiful flowers Shiba zakura

The huge territories covered with beautiful pink carpet of Shiba zakura flowers

Silene acaulis, moss campion, or Cushion Pink is a small mountain-dwelling wildflower that is common all over the high arctic and tundra in the higher mountains of Eurasia and North America, (south to the Alps, Carpathians, southern Siberia, Pyrenees, British Isles, Faeroe Islands, Rocky Mountains). It is an evergreen perennial.

Hundreds and even thousands of pilgrims walk through the picturesque pink fields of beautiful flowers Shiba zakura

Just a pink sea created by natural wonder – beautiful flowers Shiba zakura

Pink carpet of beautiful flower Shiba zakura

Bright pink carpet of beautiful flowers Shiba zakura

Stair ways along the pink fields of beautiful flowers Shiba zakura welcome local residents and thousands of tourists who come here to see the natural wonder with their own eyes